Tsukasa Hojo

Tsukasa Hojo
Tsukasa Hojo at Japan Expo 2010
Born (1959-03-05) March 5, 1959
Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan
AreaManga artist
Notable works

Tsukasa Hojo (Japanese: 北条 司, Hepburn: Hōjō Tsukasa; born March 5, 1959, in Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist.[1] He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart.

After the success of Cat's Eye and City Hunter, Hojo went on to work on other series such as Family Compo, a slice-of-life comedy with transgender themes.[2] His most recent series is Angel Heart, a spin–off of City Hunter set in an alternate universe. It was serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch from 2001 to 2010, when the magazine ceased publication.[3][4] From 2010 to 2017, the series continued under the title Angel Heart 2nd Season in Monthly Comic Zenon.[4] 30 collected volumes have been published so far.

Tsukasa Hojo is Takehiko Inoue's mentor. Inoue worked as an assistant to Hojo during the production of City Hunter.[5] Hojo is also a long-time acquaintance of Fist of the North Star illustrator Tetsuo Hara, who was also one of the founders of Coamix. Hojo contributed to the production Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior film series by designing the character of Reina.

He was honor guest of the eleventh French Japan Expo which was held in July 2010.[6] Hojo is scheduled to be the Manga Guest of Honor at Japan Expo 2023.[7]

Works

Title Publication Date
Space Angel Weekly Shōnen Jump 1979[8]
Ore wa Otoko Da! Weekly Shōnen Jump August 1980[8]
三級刑事 Weekly Shōnen Jump January 1981[8]
Cat's ♡ Eye (キャッツ♡アイ) Weekly Shōnen Jump 1981 Issue 29[8]
Cat's Eye (キャッツアイ) Weekly Shōnen Jump 1981 Issue 40 - 1984 Issue 44[8]
Space Angel Weekly Shōnen Jump 1982 Issue 16[8]
City Hunter XYZ Weekly Shōnen Jump 1983 Issue 18[8]
City Hunter Double Edge Weekly Shōnen Jump 1984 Issue 2[8]
Cat's Eye Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 Issue 6[8]
City Hunter (シティーハンター) Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 Issue 13[8]
ねこまんまお変わり♡ Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 Issue 6[8]
Splash! Weekly Shōnen Jump April 1987[8]
Splash! 2 Weekly Shōnen Jump June 1987[8]
Tenshi no Okurimono (天使の贈りもの) Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 Issue 34[8]
Splash! 3 Super Jump November 1988[8]
Splash! 4 Super Jump April 1989[8]
Taxi Driver Weekly Shōnen Jump 1990 Issue 6[8]
Komorebi no Moto de (こもれ陽の下で…, Under the Dapple Shade) Weekly Shōnen Jump 1993–1994
Rash!! Weekly Shōnen Jump 1994–1995
Family Compo (ファミリー・コンポ) Manga Allman 1996–2000
Angel Heart (エンジェル・ハート) Weekly Comic Bunch 2001–2010
Angel Heart 2nd Season (エンジェル・ハート 2ndシーズン) Monthly Comic Zenon 2010–2017

See also

References

  1. ^ "Comic creator: Tsukasa Hôjo". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Tiger by the Tail". Anime News Network. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ^ "New Tsukasa Hojo Manga to appear in Weekly Bunch". Anime News Network. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Tsukasa Hojo's Angel Heart Manga Ends in May". Anime News Network. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  5. ^ "Takehiko Inoue & Hojo Tsukasa : Manga Master and Apprentice – Exclusive Report!". SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (in Japanese). Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  6. ^ "Animeland - Tsukasa Hôjô à Japan Expo" (in French). Animeland. February 19, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Guest of Honor : Tsukasa HÔJÔ". www.japan-expo-paris.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Tsukasa Hojo Illustrations. Shueisha. March 13, 1991. p. 105. ISBN 4-08-858150-4.
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